She Asked Her Father-In-Law What Century He Was Living In After He Actually Apologized To Her Husband Upon Finding Out They Were Expecting Another Daughter Instead Of A Son
This 36-year-old woman and her husband already have two daughters together – who are 7 and 5 years old. But she’s also six months pregnant with their third baby, and it just so happens to be another girl.
Even so, both she and her husband absolutely love their daughters, and they have never cared about the gender of their children.
“Our big concern has always been that they’re healthy and happy. My little girls, however, are thrilled that they’re getting another little sister,” she explained.
Her in-laws, on the other hand, are a different story. Sure, they’re nice, but they are more conservative and traditional than she and her husband.
So, after she went over to her in-law’s house for a family dinner this past Sunday, some remarks about the gender of her baby really got under her skin.
It all began when, during the meal, she and her husband revealed how they were expecting another little girl. Rather than being excited, her father-in-law actually sighed and apologized to her husband! Then, he even made a comment about how she and her husband could “always try for a fourth.”
She and her husband were both stunned by her father-in-law’s reaction, and her husband made it clear that he was ecstatic about having another daughter.
She also pointed out how there was no way they were having a fourth child, as this pregnancy was already kind of a surprise.
Well, instead of taking the hint, her father-in-law – who has three sons – proceeded to start discussing how sons are supposedly so much different than daughters. Additionally, he tried to say that there were things you could do with boys that you simply couldn’t do with girls.
Rido – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
“I’ll note that he has a habit of going on long tangents where he doesn’t really think about what he’s saying. My husband isn’t confrontational, and my mother-in-law is so used to him that I think she doesn’t notice how offensive he can be at times,” she said.
Still, she couldn’t ignore her father-in-law’s tangent this time. That was especially because both of her daughters were sitting at the table while her father-in-law was practically insinuating that her husband would enjoy having a son more.
On top of that, her oldest daughter is quite sensitive, and she could see her father-in-law’s comments making her upset.
“So I cut off my father-in-law and said something along the lines of, ‘What century are you living in, Grandpa? Who would care about the [gender] of their baby?” she revealed.
Her question caused the whole table to fall silent, and her father-in-law looked upset. Her mother-in-law later called her, too, and accused her of being both disrespectful and owing her father-in-law an apology.
“I agreed I might have been harsh,” she admitted, “But he should have thought about what he was saying in front of my children.”
Her husband felt the same way. Yet, he still thinks that she could’ve been nicer when dealing with the situation.
Now, she can’t help but wonder if she really should apologize to her father-in-law or not.
Do you think her father-in-law was out of line? Did she have a right to speak up? What would you have done?
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